Project Gutenberg 2015-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 213 Beyens, baron (Eugène-Napoléon) 1855 1934 Beyens, baron (Eugene-Napoleon) Beyens, Eugène-Napoléon, baron Beyens, Napoléon Eugène Louis Joseph Marie Auguste, baron Beyens, Eugène, baron Cohn, Paul V. (Paul Victor) Cohn, Paul Victor Germany before the war Introduction -- I. The Emperor William -- II. The imperial family, court, and government -- III. The army and the navy; the war party -- IV. The Reichstag and political parties -- V. Public opinion; economic causes of the war -- VI. The Moroccan question -- VII. The eastern question -- VIII. The week of tragedy -- IX. Belgian neutrality and the invasion of Belgium -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Produced by Andrew Sly, Al Haines, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Germany Before the War" by Baron Beyens is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the political landscape of Germany leading up to World War I, focusing on key figures such as Emperor William II and the influences of various political parties and movements at the time. The author draws on personal observations during his tenure in Berlin to shed light on the events, ideologies, and motivations that culminated in the war. The beginning of the book provides an insightful introduction to the precarious political environment in Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It outlines various efforts made by global leaders towards peace and discusses the stark contrasts between public sentiment and the underlying tensions in Germany, particularly under the rule of Emperor William II. The text sets the stage for a deeper exploration into the motivations of the German leadership, their ambitions, and the pivotal factors that contributed to the outbreak of war, establishing a foundation for understanding the significant political figures and their roles in the unfolding historical narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Causes Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1871-1918 D501 Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 572054 2025-08-19T12:35:13.076090 text/html 556148 2024-10-24T17:11:31 text/html 306014 2025-08-19T12:35:19.263038 application/epub+zip 311897 2025-08-19T12:35:14.075066 application/epub+zip 306139 2025-08-19T12:35:13.558075 application/epub+zip 468671 2025-08-19T12:35:23.677018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424877 2025-08-19T12:35:18.745085 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419011 2022-09-22T05:19:12.450691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530226 2025-08-19T12:35:12.573109 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 510260 2024-10-24T17:11:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17451 2025-08-19T12:35:23.975995 application/rdf+xml 16503 2025-08-19T12:35:13.659084 image/jpeg 2506 2025-08-19T12:35:13.604057 image/jpeg 275623 2025-08-19T12:35:13.123070 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Beyens_%281855-1934%29